Senior Financial Analyst – Plant Controlling (Geel site)
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
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Résumé du poste
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Finance team at our Geel manufacturing site. You will partner with site leaders and cross-functional teams to drive financial planning, performance management, and disciplined investment decisions.
This role translates complex operational data into actionable insights, supporting cost competitiveness and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
Qualifications
- University degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics required.
- 3–6 years of finance experience in a multinational environment preferred.
- Strong analysis, planning, forecasting and reporting capabilities; link operational drivers to financial outcomes.
- Proven business partnering skills; ability to influence stakeholders and communicate recommendations clearly.
- Experience with cost accounting, internal controls and capital investment analysis is an advantage.
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; SAP or similar ERP experience; familiarity with TM1/Anaplan or BI tools is a plus.
Responsabilités
- Serve as a trusted finance partner to functional leaders, providing forward-looking analysis and clear insights.
- Own financial performance management for assigned business areas including OPEX, absorption and headcount.
- Lead planning and forecasting cycles, including annual plan and quarterly updates with robust assumptions.
- Coordinate quarterly close and management reporting with clear variance explanations and recommendations.
- Support investment decisions through financial modelling and scenario analysis.
- Contribute to standard cost processes and provide insights on product cost and variances.
- Partner with cross-functional teams on site initiatives, transformation programs and productivity opportunities.
- Drive continuous improvement, standardization and automation of finance processes and reporting.
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Description du poste
At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com.
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
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Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, Geel, Antwerp, Belgium
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Finance team at our Geel manufacturing site. This role offers the opportunity to act as a trusted finance partner, translate complex operational data into actionable insights, and influence decisions that strengthen site performance.
Geel is the Synthetics Manufacturing Launch & Grow Drug Substance site within Innovative Medicine Supply Chain, supporting the launch, scale-up, and reliable supply of innovative medicines.
Reporting to the Plant Controller, you will partner with site leaders and cross-functional teams to drive financial planning, performance management, cost competitiveness, and disciplined investment decisions. You will combine strong analytical capability with business acumen, constructive challenge, and a continuous-improvement mindset.
The key responsibilities & the impact YOU will have:
- Serve as a trusted finance partner to the functional leaders, providing forward-looking analysis, clear insights, and constructive challenges to support strategic and operational decisions.
- Own financial performance management for assigned business areas, including operating expenses, absorption and headcount.
- Lead key planning and forecasting cycles, including the Annual Business Plan and quarterly updates, ensuring high-quality assumptions, robust risk and opportunity assessments, and timely submissions to Corporate Finance.
- Perform and coordinate quarterly close and management reporting activities with the Finance team, delivering accurate results, clear variance explanations, and actionable recommendations.
- Support investment and resource allocation decisions through financial modelling, scenario analysis and business cases.
- Support the annual standard cost process and provide insights into product cost, manufacturing variances, and cost improvement opportunities.
- Partner with cross-functional and global teams on strategic site initiatives, transformation programs, and productivity opportunities, taking ownership of finance workstreams where appropriate.
- Drive continuous improvement, standardization, and automation across finance processes and reporting, using digital and analytics tools to improve speed, quality, and decision support.
- Maintain a strong control environment and ensure compliance with internal policies, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, and internal and external audit expectations.
- Build strong working knowledge of SAP and related planning and reporting tools to provide timely ad hoc analysis and decision support.
- Ad hoc projects and enterprise initiatives include Credo action plans, AI acceleration, identifying and implementing finance process improvements consistent with Signifi initiatives and leading sector- level process improvements.
What you need to succeed in this role:
- A University degree or equivalent experience in Finance/Accounting/Economics.
- 3 to 6 years of relevant finance experience in a complex, multinational environment; experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or pharmaceuticals is preferred.
- Strong financial analysis, planning, forecasting, and management reporting capabilities, with the ability to connect operational drivers to financial outcomes.
- Demonstrated business partnering skills, including the confidence to influence stakeholders, challenge assumptions and communicate recommendations clearly.
- Knowledge of cost accounting, standard costing, internal controls and capital investment analysis are an advantage.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with working knowledge of SAP or a comparable ERP platform.
- Experience with TM1, CFIN, Anaplan, and analytics or business-intelligence tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, or Tableau is preferred.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities while delivering accurate & timely work.
- Proactive, curious and hands-on, with an improvement mindset and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information in a concise, decision-oriented manner.
- Budgeting
- Budget Management
- Coaching
- Communication
- Expense Controls
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Competence
- Financial Disclosures
- Financial Forecasting
- Financial Modeling
- Financial Reports
- Financial Risk Management (FRM)
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Leverages Information
- Problem Solving
- Relationship Building
- Technical Credibility
- Vendor Management
€72,500.00 - €115,230.00
In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.
- This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.
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